湖西

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Chinese

lake west
trad. (湖西) 西
simp. #(湖西) 西
anagram 西湖
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Pronunciation


Etymology 1

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 湖西 (Kosai).

Proper noun

湖西

  1. () Kosai (a city in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan)

Etymology 2

Proper noun

湖西

  1. () Huxi, Husi, Huhsi (a rural township in Penghu County, Taiwan)
  2. () Huxi (a rural village in Huxi, Penghu County, Taiwan)
Coordinate terms
Descendants
  • English: Huhsi, Husi, Huxi

Japanese

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Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
西

Grade: 3
せい
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

()西(せい) (kosei

  1. west of a lake

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
西

Grade: 3
さい
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Proper noun

()西(さい) (Kosai

  1. Kosai, Shizuoka

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN